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Daily Mirror
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Fraser Watson

Phil Mickelson ‘deserves forgiveness’ over Saudi comments as LIV rebels told to cut ‘BS’

Under-fire Phil Mickelson has received support from his former coach as the explosive LIV Golf saga continues to escalate.

'Big Phil' represented one of Greg Norman's first major captures when he joined the Saudi-backed rebel tour ahead of their inaugural event in St Albans in June. However, that was only after he'd taken a prolonged break from the sport having made controversial comments about both Saudi Arabia and the PGA Tour.

Initially, Mickleson accused the status quo of "obnoxious greed" in trying to block players from signing with LIV. However, he then somewhat contradicted that stance when he branded Saudis "scary motherf*****s" and spoke of the country's "horrible record on human rights."

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